Chapter 6: Apprenticeship
After eating breakfast, I went to the lobby to pay off the money for food and lodging, and when I went out, the men in the building had already parked the carriage of the two on the street.
The carriage is intact, and the guy in the building is still the little brother from yesterday.
Fang Shuo and He Yan couldn't help but be amazed by the business of Fuyuan Building. Although not every traveler can notice this, it can be seen from the careful practice of Fuyuan Building, and the name and performance have reached the point where they are now, not just the light of a good location.
Setting off again, He Yan sat in the carriage and swept away his previous fatigue. After all, so many leg of lamb are not eaten for nothing, not only is there no trivial gossip about the ancient proverb, but also a lot of praise emerges.
Fang Shuo couldn't be more familiar with his temperament, and he was already familiar with it. Alas, I don't know whether to say that he has no heart or lungs, or is frank and generous.
At the foot of Xuanyue Mountain, as far as the eye can see, there are tourists burning incense in the Yuxu Palace everywhere. Ordinary people only know the ethereal legends and myths of the immortals in the world, and there are very few lucky people who can see the cultivators with their own eyes. Going to the mountain to burn incense is just to pray for blessings, and there is no other mind. Of course, there are also some people who are obsessed with the strange and mysterious stories in the novel and run to the fairy luck.
Fang Shuo drove the carriage, of course, to make a detour to avoid them.
He Yan sat in the car, and was puzzled to see Fang Shuo behaving like this, so he turned his head to him and asked, "Aren't we going to the mountains to apprentice?" Where are you going? It's not like a mistake. Although I have never been here, so many tourists who go to burn incense don't know the way? ”
"Don't worry, will I still take the wrong way? Xuanyue Mountain is a famous mountain in the world, so many people go to worship every year, where can you still cultivate the Tao with peace of mind? The same is true of other sects of cultivation, if the mountains are famous, they are all located elsewhere, so they just borrow a name. What we are going to is a pure place where we can practice. Don't think about it. Fang Shuo replied carefully.
"My dear, there is still such a saying. Then Kunlun, Longhu Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, and some monks from famous mountains also set up their sects elsewhere? He Yan asked again.
"Not necessarily, some mountains, if they are too steep, are not necessary." Fang Shuo replied again.
After a few miles of carriage travel, he came to a lonely mountain in the south. Fang Shuo said "It's here", He Yan followed him out of the carriage, and Fang Shuo tied the reins on a tree next to him. With the jar of wine in the carriage, the two walked up the mountain.
After walking a few steps, He Yan suddenly said to Fang Shuo: "Otherwise, give me all this wine jar." It's a little more sincere. ”
Fang Shuo smiled: "Your clever energy is really helpless. However, three jars of wine, but you only have two hands, how do you take it? It's okay, you don't have to be so particular. ”
There are no excavated stone steps, only a path hidden by weeds, and at first glance, there is no trace of outsiders for many years.
He Yan's legs and feet are not good, holding two jars of wine, walking crookedly, and almost falling a few times, it is really difficult for him. But fortunately, Fang Shuo took He Yan's altar and walked with both hands.
Although there was an extra jar of wine, Fang Shuo walked more steadily than He Yan.
About to the mountainside, He Yan's ears gradually roared. But when I looked up at the sky, it was clearly a clear sky.
At this time, He Yanqi said: "Fang Shuo, did you hear it?" There seems to be thunder. But it's a sunny day, so how can there be thunder? ”
He Yan couldn't respond, and looked at Fang Shuo, but Fang Shuo seemed to have nothing to do, his face was calm. Come on, Fang Shuo ignored him again, and He Yan could only shut up obediently.
The further you go up the mountain, the louder the roar becomes, and on weekdays it rains and thunders, and the thunder is long, but this roar is short and powerful, which is very different.
He Yan became more and more surprised, and couldn't help but ask Fang Shuo what was going on. Fang Shuo pursed his lips at first, and only replied after a while: "It should be the master you want to worship who is snoring." ”
"Ah, the cry is like thunder, it is really worthy of the immortals. If the old immortal can teach a little more, it would be a great honor. He Yan praised after being surprised.
Hearing He Yan's words, Fang Shuo had to sigh "Good sycophant", although it was not good to say it on the surface, but he teased in his heart: "I hope you can still think like this after you see that person for a while." After a few random responses, Fang Shuo continued to walk up with his head sullen.
The mountain is different from the mountain, and the further you go up the mountain, the more distinct the scenery between the two becomes.
The rocks are abrupt, the grass and trees are sparse, and there is finally a section of stone steps, but it is even steeper and slippery. In this way, He Yan was even more untenable, and walked and swayed like a big white goose.
Finally, I finally reached the top of the lonely mountain. He Yan was dumbfounded, all he saw in front of him were gray walls and mud tiles, there were a total of three small wooden houses, and there was also a bamboo fence with gourds.
It is said that Xuanyue Mountain is one of the several major cards of Taoism in the world, and it is enshrined that Zhentian Zhenwu Ling Yingyou Holy Emperor, that is, Zhenwu Emperor. Even if a cultivator has a pure heart and few desires, and regards gold and silver as dung, no matter how he says, he can't be sorry for this well-known name. If it can't compare to other mountains, forget it, how can it be poor and broken to this point, and is it still worthy of the word "Wudang"?
He Yan stood distracted for a while, then turned his head towards Fang Shuo and asked weakly, "Is this a theft?" ”
Fang Shuo glanced at He Yan angrily, thinking to himself who would dare to steal something here, don't you know where this is? If you want to find death, it's not like that.
He Yan shook his head, came back to his senses, pointed to the front of him and said, "No, no, it should be out of the water." These are all newly built. As soon as he finished speaking, He Yan shook his head again and denied this statement, and asked Fang Shuo: "Old Fang, are we in the wrong place?" ”
"The boundary here, but the Xuanyue Wudang Mountain, which is the only one in the whole world, has no semicolon." After Fang Shuo finished speaking, he urged He Yan to say, "What are you doing, don't hurry up and go to the apprenticeship." ”
He Yan glared at Fang Shuo and said, "No, this, Fang Shuo, don't fool me." ”
"Hey, I still need to bluff you. Hurry up and don't give me nonsense. After Fang Shuo finished speaking, he was afraid that He Yan would have any more nonsense, so he kicked He Yan forward.
I only heard He Yan's "oops" and rushed forward. Fortunately, the ground on the top of this mountain is okay, it is quite flat, He Yan staggered two steps with the wine jar in his arms, and then he stood firm, and the wine jar did not fall.
At this time, the snoring sound that came from the middle of the mountain was stuck for a while, and then there was the sound of "cough cough" coughing twice, He Yan saw a sloppy old man running out of the middle room, and shouted in his mouth: "Good wine, good wine." ”
Soap and linen shoes, gray clothes, although he wears a green jade lotus crown on his head, many of his gray hair is flying. didn't take two steps, Lao Dao stood in front of He Yan, but he sniffed the wine jar in He Yan's hand.
He Yanleng didn't dare to move in place, I don't know what the situation was. Fang Shuo came over with wine and greeted Lao Dao: "Master, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same style." ”
The sloppy old Taoist was intoxicated with the aroma of wine, and as soon as he saw Fang Shuo's face, his face immediately changed, and he scolded: "Oh, it's Shuo boy." Where have you died all these years? I didn't even have to drink. If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, you didn't come back after so long, so you took two jars of wine, and you sent it to Huazi! Go, go, stay where it's cool, don't bother me. ”
After finishing speaking, Lao Dao snatched the wine jar from Fang Shuo's two hands, held it in his arms, and slipped back to the house with a smirk, squatting on the threshold to drink.
Fang Shuo snorted, squatted aside, put one arm on Lao Dao's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Old man, I'm coming back here to say hello to you." You're going to take in a smart and clever apprentice. It's different from my piece of wood, with him, you will drink and be full in the future. How's that, are you still angry? ”
Lao Dao removed the seal on the top of the wine jar, and was holding the binge drinking, where did he have the kung fu to take care of Fang Shuo, he made two sounds, and then turned his body to the other side, no matter what Fang Shuo said, Lao Dao didn't pay attention to it.
Fang Shuo looked indifferent, stretched his waist, tilted his head and touched his fingers, and said in a loud voice: "Good wine is good wine, but it's a pity, just a few jars, there is nothing to drink after drinking." Besides, these two jars of wine are not mine, they were drunk by others all of a sudden, and you don't accept apprentices, but how can I explain to Brother He. ”
As soon as Fang Shuo finished speaking, Lao Dao drank a jar of wine. Smacking his lips and wiping the white beard on his chin, Lao Dao leaned towards Fang Shuo and asked in a low voice, "This wine belongs to the little brother standing there?" Do you want me to take him as an apprentice? ”
"That's not it, this Brother He is a bold boy I met in Lingquan, with a lot of money and good conduct. As soon as I heard me say that there is an old fairy like you in Xuanyue Mountain, hey, I admired it, and I clamored for apprenticeship every day. I thought to myself, you're missing such a good apprentice, so I'm not going to bring him here. Oops, but who knows you won't take it. I see, let's take him back. It's a pity that Brother He, I don't have a chance with you. After Fang Shuo finished speaking, he got up and wanted to leave.
Lao Dao pressed Fang Shuo and hurriedly said, "Hey, don't go, there's something to discuss." Besides, this, I have a lot of fate with the brother He you said. Oh, you don't know. I have already arrived, today there is a young man destined to enter my Daomen, I didn't expect it to be this little brother you brought. Coincidentally, it's still an auspicious day for the zodiac, so I think it's better to do it. Hey, that little brother, don't stand stupidly, hurry up and come to apprenticeship. Big day, drink and drink, hahaha. ”
He Yan couldn't see clearly, so he had to look at Fang Shuo, Fang Shuo gave He Yan a look, and He Yan hurried over.
opened another jar of wine, and Lao Dao drank it while shouting vigorously in his mouth. He Yan bent down respectfully holding the wine jar with both hands and stretched it out, and the old Taoist took it happily and said with a smile: "Good apprentice, from now on, you will be my Li Yanchao's apprentice." Hahaha, I look at you like this, you look more handsome than Shuo Boy, and your heart is definitely better than Shuo Boy. On weekdays, remember to send more good wine, as for what kind of food, forget it, just have wine, just have good wine. Don't be like this boy, have no conscience. You say it's good. ”
He Yan replied respectfully: "Apprentice He Yan must always be filial to the master. Li Laodao clapped his hands and smiled: "Okay, okay, hey, I really didn't accept you in vain, I am very happy to be a teacher." Happy event, great happy event, Shuo boy, you hurry down the mountain and set up a banquet for apprentices, old man, I want to get drunk. ”
The matter was decided, but Fang Shuo turned his head, turned his face sideways, and opened his mouth to say, "Pose a fart, no money." ”